I sit
By a lake to write
Of a breeze, of a time
Of a god
A girl approaches me
She likes my shirt
With the penguin on the back
She likes penguins
I do too
She offers me
A penguin sticker
Then leaves
I choose to write
Of a penguin sticker

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“Of a God” was first published in Glyphs magazine, no. 30 (2001).